The conviction of two men for a brutal homophobic murder in Sofia 7 years ago renews calls for classing such crimes as hate crimes under Bulgaria's criminal code.

A disagreement over loud music, portrayed by Bulgarian media as an ethnic conflict, ends in the destruction of Roma housing units.

The UN Human Rights Council recently approved the Universal Periodic Review report of Spain. The country has accepted many of its recommendations, taking on new commitments to human rights.

A recent decision by the Bundesgerichtshof, Germany’s highest court for penal and civil cases, has strengthened freedom of assembly. The judges ruled in favor of a Jesuit priest who intended to demonstrate with other...

Dutch lawyers have started interim injunction proceedings against their state because the Dutch intelligence service is eavesdropping on them.

Spanish organizations met recently with MEPs to inform them of the threats to fundamental rights and freedoms posed by a series of "gag laws" set to take effect in July.

Parents wishing to stay with their children overnight in a Hungarian hospital might need a little bit of luck to do so, despite what the law says. A campaign by the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union seeks to change this.

The number of people in the Netherlands awarded damages because of unjustified detention increases every year, and judges in the country tend to place suspects in pre-trial detention too quickly.

Rights International Spain presents its shadow report for the United Nations Human Rights Committee's review of the Spanish state.

The petition for a Lithuania without orphanages culminated in artistic action in Vilnius.